Which of the following was not an impetus for exploration in the 1450s?

A. new maritime technology
B. the whaling industry
C. a new profit motive among merchants
D. the zeal to spread Christianity


B. the whaling industry

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A) It will have a negative charge. B) It will be electrically neutral. C) It will have a positive charge. D) We cannot predict its charge.

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What type of rock forms from the solidification of molten material?

A) sedimentary B) igneous C) clastic D) foliated E) metamorphic

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Afghanistan was set up by the British in the late 1800s to be a _____________ between the British Indian Empire and the expanding Russian empire.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The two largest language families in the world are

A) Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic. B) Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European. C) Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan. D) Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan. E) Altaic and Nilo-Saharan.

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